Dr. Crosby teaches courses in food science, The Chemistry
of Life, and Organic Chemistry. His research interests focus
on the chemical components of dietary fiber (non-digestible remnants of plant cell walls) in food, the structure and
function of resistant starch, and the chemistry of cooking.

Presentations:

• He will give a webinar for the American Chemical Society
on February 16, 2012, entitled "Top Five Chemistry Tips for
the Kitchen".

• He will give a lecture entitled "Developing Flavorful
Foods Through Culinary Chemistry" at the American Dietetic Association's Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo in Philadelphia on October 8, 2012.

• He will also participate in filming a PBS NOVA Science
Now series TV show on the science of cooking in February 2012,
for showing on PBS TV in the fall of 2012.